A comprehensive and contemporary examination of the United Nations, using a thematic approach to explore the UN's r
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Table of contents :
Introduction Part One. International Peace and Security 1. The Theory of UN Collective Security 2. UN Security Efforts During the Cold War 3. UN Security Operations After the Cold War 4. Evolving Security Operations: Kosovo, East Timor, Sierra Leone, Lebanon, and Sudan 5. The Challenges of the Twenty-First Century Part Two. Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs 6. The United Nations, Human Rights, and Humanitarian Affairs 7. The United Nations and Applying Human Rights Standards 8. Change, the United Nations, and Human Rights Part Three. Sustainable Human Development 9. Theories of Development at the United Nations 10. Sustainable Development as Process: UN Organizations and Norms 11. The UN and Development in a Globalizing World Conclusion: Learning from Change